Notes on Correlation
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Practice Set
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The first step is to enter the scores
for each of the variables we are studying. Since it is reasonable to assume
that the number of employees supervised will impact the level of stress
experienced by the supervisor, we will call number of employees supervised
our independent variable and label it "X". We will call the level of stress
our dependent variable and label it "Y".
After entering these scores in the matrix,
go ahead and on a piece of grid paper, label your x and y axes and plot
these scores. This will give you an idea of the correlation. Can you determine
whether the correlation will be positive or negative? Can you determine
whether it will be strong, moderate, or weak?
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Table 1
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Part II:
Chapter 3 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
